1point4photography brings you clear evidence of our robot overlord’s mind control device, the waves of which have been captured on film here, for the first time ever, through our exclusive Reveal-a-Ray-O-Vision. Stay tuned. Er, clearly the CV has some flare control issues . . . This one is going in version 2.0 of the book [...]
For an eloquent articulation of why one might choose a fast lens over a technically more competent but slower lens, see Dante Stella’s The Legend of Lux-Do. Goofy, yes. Tongue in cheek, definitely, but then fast lenses are not serious things. Despite all the folderol about photo-journalists needing them to get that crucial shot, most [...]
One of the worries of a single coated lens is flare resistance. The CV 35 1.4 SC seems fine on this account. Although there is definitely evidence of flare here, it does seem to fill in the shadows as is often advertised for single coated lenses. Lower contrast is the result as is clearly shown [...]
Zeiss ZM Biogon 35mm F2 versus Cosina Voigtlander Notkon Classic 35mm F1.4 Biogon @ F2 Biogon @ F2.8 Biogon @ F4 CV 35 1.4 SC @ 1.4 CV 35 1.4 SC @ 2 CV 35 1.4 SC @ 2.8 CV 35 1.4 SC @ 4 A few crops from the center. No sharpening applied. Biogon [...]
Hexar RF, CV 35 F1.4 SC, TriX, Xtol 1+1 I’ve just finished scanning the first roll of shots from my new Cosina Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm F1.4 SC (worst name ever for a lens). It’s a tiny little thing, and the focus tab is going to take some getting used to, but it seems to [...]